Chief Executive Officer – Cromwell Hospital

Company: Bupa
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Location: Hounslow
Job Description:

Chief Executive Officer – Cromwell Hospital

Location: Kensington, SW5 0TU

Responsibilities

  • Provide inspirational executive leadership and build a high-performing, values-driven culture.
  • Take full accountability for P&L performance, ensuring long-term financial sustainability and reinvestment into patient care.
  • Drive market leadership in London’s private healthcare sector through innovation, service‑line growth and strategic positioning.
  • Strengthen consultant engagement to maintain the hospital as the choice for leading specialists.
  • Lead clinical governance, ensuring the highest standards of patient safety, quality, regulatory compliance and CQC excellence.
  • Deliver transformation programmes to improve operational efficiency, productivity and patient experience.
  • Collaborate across the Bupa ecosystem to design and deliver seamless, end‑to‑end patient journeys.
  • Develop and execute strategies to grow insured, self‑pay and international patient markets.
  • Act as a key member of the Bupa executive network, contributing to enterprise‑wide strategy.
  • Oversee capital investment and major projects to enhance clinical capabilities and infrastructure.
  • Serve as a senior external ambassador, strengthening relationships with consultants, partners, regulators and global stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • Proven experience as a CEO or Executive Director in a large, complex acute hospital environment.
  • Demonstrated full P&L ownership and delivery of sustainable financial performance.
  • Strong understanding of the London private healthcare market with an established professional network.
  • Extensive experience in clinical governance, quality assurance and regulatory frameworks such as CQC.
  • Track record of leading transformation, improving performance and driving growth.
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience in strategic decision‑making and investment planning.
  • Experience building and maintaining strong consultant relationships and developing clinical services.
  • Inspirational leadership style capable of engaging and motivating executive and clinical teams.
  • Experience working with international patient pathways, global insurers or overseas healthcare networks.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service.
  • Option to buy or sell Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
  • Enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
  • Free health assessment for employee and spouse.
  • Annual performance‑based bonus.
  • Company car allowance.
  • Onsite gyms or local discounts if no onsite gym available.
  • Various other benefits and online discounts.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role and will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026